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Introduction into Healthcare Management Science and Operations Research

10 half days – Mondays 2.00- 4.30 pm, starting 07/11/22

Introduction into Healthcare Management Science and Operations Research

This course places emphasis on the application of quantitative techniques to problem solving and decision-making related to the management of health resources and providers of care.

This course is online – 10 * 2.5 hour sessions

  • Lectures by instructor to describe and review concepts and techniques and their applications in the health industry.
  • Discussions to critique the concepts and techniques.
  • Practical training in the use of MS Excel templates and computer simulation software to analyse problems and develop solutions using various Operations Management techniques.

What you will learn?

  • identify the role of Management science and Operations research methodology in organizational decision-making, strategic planning and control.
  • develop proficiency in selecting and applying various quantitative techniques which could be useful in application to various health care services and providers.
  • review and critique the strengths and weaknesses of the above techniques in relation to their applications in the health care settings.
  • identify health services problems or problem types amenable to various quantitative techniques.

Who is this training for?

This course will be particularly useful for analysts who work in health and care settings, especially those who are based in hospitals and / or provide analytical support to hospitals.

Pre-requisites:

  • Preliminary knowledge of MS Excel including Add-in is needed.
  • ProcessModel discrete event simulation software will be made available – no prior knowledge of ProcessModel is expected.
  • A commitment to be able to allocate the necessary time to the training (approximately 12 half days)
  • And a willingness and enthusiasm for wanting to learn and apply Operational Research methods.

Your trainer – Alex Kolker

  • The tutor for this course is Alex Kolker.  Alex is a recognized expert in the area of hospital operations management, capacity planning, patient flow, forecasting, staffing optimization, and data analytics. Alex is the lead editor and author of 2 books, 8 book chapters, 8 journal papers, and a speaker at 18 international conferences & webinars in the area of hospital operations management and process optimization. He serves on the review board of Healthcare Management Science journal, Journal of Medical Systems and Editorial Advisory Board-Utilizing IT systems across disciplines. He worked for GE Healthcare, Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Alex has extensive practical expertise in quantitative methods for healthcare management, such as hospital capacity expansion planning, system-wide patient flow optimization, staffing planning, forecasting trends, and market expansion analysis. He widely applies process simulation and other advanced analytical and computer methodologies to analyse different scenarios for allocation of resources that result in the most efficient operational hospital management solutions.

Duration and start date
10 * 2.5 hour sessions
Dates: Mondays 2.00- 4.30 pm, starting 07/11/22

  • Session 1: 07/11/22
  • Session 2: 14/11/22
  • Session 3: 21/11/22
  • Session 4: 28/11/22
  • Session 5: 05/12/22
  • Session 6: 12/12/22
  • Session 7: 19/12/22
  • Session 8: 09/01/23
  • Session 9: 16/01/23
  • Session 10: 23/01/23

Location
Online

Registration now closed.

For more information about this course, please contact:

Training & Development Operational Lead, Rachel Caswell